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Sausalito Art Festival And Skadaddle Extend Realities In Exclusive Multi-Year Agreement To Produce And Curate The Future Of ArtSAUSALITO, Calif., May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Sausalito Art Festival announced today the signing of an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Marin-based creative agency, Skadaddle, to curate and produce Immersive Creative Technology programming for the 67-year old event. Beginning with the 2019 Festival, Skadaddle will develop and curate virtual reality, augmented reality and other creative technology exhibitions and experiences in the new "Art Tech Pavilion" as an addition to the Festival's traditional, prestigious fine art, music and wine lineup. "Creative technologies like augmented reality add entirely new dimensions to our Festival by bringing art to life in innovative, creative ways. We can also develop and curate virtual galleries and feature location-based virtual reality art and experiences that frankly blow my mind," said Sausalito Art Festival Executive Director, Louis Briones. "Together with Skadaddle, we will dip our toe in the water in 2019, and look forward to expanding these new art expressions over the course of the next several years." Technology and content partners include XR Marin and the Academy of Art University. Several VR artists and AR experiences are being finalized, and discussions with additional technology partners are ongoing. All Art Tech exhibitions will also be open during the annual opening night Preview Party, in addition to exclusive performances. "Immersive technologies create unforgettable unique sensory experiences," said Skadaddle Director of Creative Strategy and Production, Lis Kolb, who will now also serve as the Art Tech (XR) Curator/Director for the Festival. "As a Marin native, I couldn't be more excited to bring these new interactive and engaging initiatives to the Sausalito Art Festival. We look forward to collaborating with Louis and the entire Festival team to curate an inspiring immersive program." To learn more about the Art Tech Pavilion opportunities at the Sausalito Art Festival, including participation, partnership, or sponsorship, please contact Skadaddle: [email protected] or call: 415.332.5577. About Skadaddle About the Sausalito Art Festival MEDIA CONTACTS: FOR SKADADDLE: FOR SAUSALITO ART FESTIVAL:
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